Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-26
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., S327, ,43O.45; customs, s761, ,e2SSO.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-InternA reve-
nue., 1927, 3O45; customs, s761, ,e2S.S0.
THE CONDITION OF GEN. BLACK Commissioner Of
Pensions, has been greatly exaggerated. He tele-
graphed yesterday to Mr.. Mclean, the acting COM
missioner, that he delivered an address at W1ers,
n. H., where he was staying, and that he expected
to return to this city Tomorrow.
THE INVITATION TO MRS. CLEvELAND-Mayor
Hewitt, of New York, wrote a letter yesterday to
Mrs. Cleveland, and it was signed by Aldermen
Quinn, Fitzgerald, Diver, Van Rensselaer,. and
Murray, who were appointed a committee to
invite Mrs. Cleveland to be present at the New
York dremens parade and inspection next month
THE INTERSTATE ExTRADrr1oN CONFERENCE adj
Journed at New York yesterday to meet in this
city when Congress is in session.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Meut. Frank j. Milligan has
been ordered to report to Capt. Phyth1an for
special duty as inspector Of steel for the new
cruisers. Ensign: j. H. Hether1ngton has been
detached from the branch photographic oftice,
Philadelphia, and ordered to the Michigan.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieut. Thos. w. Lord has
been retired from active service, having been
fonnd incapacitated on account OF disability Incl
dent to the service. Mai VIM. S. Iremaine, sur
OF the Atlantic on account OF disability. Capt
Frank Baker has been ordered to proceed from
Frankfort Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pa, to the Du
Pont Powder Mills near Wilmington, Del, for the
purpose OF inspecting powder now being manu-
1actured there for the Ordnance Department, and
on the completion of this duty to retire to his.
proper station. A board OF survey, to consist OF
Maj. Edmund G. Bainbr1dge, Sd Artillery, and.
Capt; Jno. j. OConne, 1st Infantry, has been Or.
dered to assemble at JeersOnv1lle Ind, to fix the
responsibility for the damaged condition Of certain
stoves and ranges recently received at the quar-
termasterS department from Capt. Jno. V. Furey,
assistant quartermaster at Philadelphia, Pa.
WAR DEPARTMENT CLERKsHIPs TO BE FuLED.-
The War Department has requested the Civil
Service Commission to certify eIiOfhteS an.
pointment to the lower grades clerkships in the
d1nerent bureaus OF the Department, made vacant
ny recent promotions.
IHE NEW NAVAL REGISTER is now being printed
Dy the Government Printing Office and will be-
ready for issue about the 1st OF October. This will
be practically the first register for two years. as
the edition printed about the first OF the year did
not conform to Secretary Whttney's IDEAS and was
not generally circulated. The volume now being
printed contains some new features, the most i'm
portant being complete record OF the service OF
every officer, showing The date of entrance to the
service, and OF every promotion.
THE PRESIDENT was Oh duty at the White House
to-day. Among his callers were Justice and Mrs.
Harlan, Assistant Secretary Porter, Senator Butler
ana Judge Lowry.
INSPECTOR OF STEAM VEssEIs.-Acting Secretary
Thompson, OF the Treasury to-day appointed
Frank McDermott inspector OF steam vessels for
the district OF Willamette, Oregon, vice Jas.
LOtun, resigned.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPoINTMENTs-The follow
ing internal revenue appointments were made to-
day: Christian Snyder, stOrekeeper and gauger,
district OF Maryland; Alexander II. Chadwell,
stOrekeeper, first district or Missouri.
APPOINTED CONSUL AT BRoCKPoRT.-The Presi-
dent appointed to-day John O. Bridges, OF New
York, TO be consul at Brockport, ONTARIO vice VIM.
Old, deceased.